RABBITS ON DESTRUCTION

ISLAND

I CAN DESCRIBE A LOCAL EXAMPLE OF AN INVASIVE SPECIES AND HOW IT DISRUPTS AN ECOSYSTEM

I CAN EXPLAIN THE CHANGES IN MY READING COMFORT AND COMPREHENSION WHEN I USE ACTIVE READING STRATEGIES.

BEFORE YOU READ:PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

PREVIEW

PREDICT

PURPOSE

WORD TARGETING

IDENTIFY THE LEARNING TARGET

SEPARATE THE FLUFF

READ AND ANNOTATE!

RABBITS ON DESTRUCTION ISLAND – ANALYSIS Q’S

1. WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF RABBITS THAT MAKE THEM A GOOD (MEANING THEY’RE BAD!) INVASIVE SPECIES?

2. THE RABBITS, IN GENERAL, DON’T DIRECTLY HARM THE SEABIRDS. NEVERTHELESS, THEIR PRESENCE THREATENS THE POPULATIONS OF BOTH AUKLETS AND PUFFINS IN MULTIPLE WAYS. EXPLAIN, STEP BY STEP, HOW EACH OF THE FOLLOWING RESULTS:

a. SEABIRDS CANNOT BUILD NESTS

b. SEABIRDS ARE FRIGHTENED AWAY BY EAGLES

c. SEABIRDS ARE FORCED OUT OF NESTS

(YOU MIGHT FIND THAT THE USE OF A FLOW CHART IS HELPFUL IN EXPLAINING

YOURSELF)

3. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL INVOLVES THE INTRODUCTION OF A NATURAL ENEMY TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF AN ORGANISM THAT IS CONSIDERED A PEST. WHAT BIOLOGICAL CONTROL COULD BE USED ON THE RABBITS? WHAT ARE THE TRADE-OFFS INVOLVED IN SUCH AN APPROACH?

4. WHY ARE ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS (HAWAII, AUSTRALIA, DESTRUCTION ISLAND) SO IMPACTED BY CHANGE?